Years ago I had to replace the gable vent (in the lower picture), but it was too high to reach from the outside, so I did it from inside the attic. After ripping out the broken old vent, I mounted some boards to the back of the vent and ran some boards across to the studs from the inside. I know, that tells you nothing. I had to widen the hole by about 1/4 inch, so I used a 4" battery powered circular saw. Since there were studs in the way of the saw's sole plate, I had to hold the saw on the outside of the house, while I was on the inside. Confused yet? That means the blade was facing me, and spewing dust everywhere. I was bracing myself to not fall out of the hole when my hand slipped and it hit the spinning blade. It was a nice little cut, but not deep. Phew!! Just blood poured out, no meat.
Due to the angle of the roof, the traditional pump jacks or ladders didn't seem to be a good idea. I was concerned about how to do the siding up this high. A light went off solving that problem and I'll share it in my next post.
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